Meet Our Team
Learn more about the people working every day to advance care together. Find credentials, contact information and research interests for our faculty members below.
Executive Co-Directors
Jeffrey Robbins, PhD
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute; Director, Molecular Cardiovascular Biology
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Jeffrey Robbins, PhD
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute; Director, Molecular Cardiovascular Biology 513-636-8098 jeffrey.robbins@cchmc.orgWe're all directed towards a single goal – that is to make a difference and cure pediatric heart disease.
Andrew Redington, MD
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute; Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
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Andrew Redington, MD
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute; Chief, Pediatric Cardiology andrew.redington@cchmc.orgCincinnati Children's is already one of the leading Children's Hospitals in the world let alone the United States. What really impresses me though, is that that's not enough.
James Tweddell, MD
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute; Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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James Tweddell, MD
Executive Co-Director, Heart Institute; Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery 513-803-8824 james.tweddell@cchmc.orgWhat makes us different? Our goal is not to perform the most cases, but to perform the most innovative ones.
Leadership
Thomas Kimball, MD
Medical Director, Heart Institute
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Mark McDonald, MA
Assistant Vice President, Finance and Business Operations, Heart Institute
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Mark McDonald, MA
Assistant Vice President, Finance and Business Operations, Heart Institute 513-803-4451 mark.mcdonald@cchmc.org
David L.S. Morales, MD
Director, Congenital Heart Surgery
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James Spaeth, MD
Director, Cardiac Anesthesia
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Jean Storey, MSN, RN
Assistant Vice President, Patient Services, Heart Institute
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Jean Storey, MSN, RN
Assistant Vice President, Patient Services, Heart Institute 513-636-3974 jean.storey@cchmc.orgClinical Leadership
Jeffrey Anderson, MD, MPH, MBA
Chief Quality Officer, Heart Institute
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Jeffrey Anderson, MD, MPH, MBA
Chief Quality Officer, Heart Institute 513-636-3865 jeffrey.anderson@cchmc.org
Burns Blaxall, PhD, FAHA, FACC, FAPS
Director of Translational Science, Heart Institute; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core & Biorepository
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Burns Blaxall, PhD, FAHA, FACC, FAPS
Director of Translational Science, Heart Institute; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core & Biorepository 513-803-4005 burns.blaxall@cchmc.org
Roosevelt Bryant III, MD
Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program
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Roosevelt Bryant III, MD
Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Transplant Program 513-636-4770 roosevelt.bryantIII@cchmc.org
Clifford Chin, MD
Co-Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
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Clifford Chin, MD
Co-Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy 513-803-3151 clifford.chin@cchmc.org
David Cooper, MD, MPH
Director, Cardiac Intensive Care; Chief Safety Officer, Heart Institute
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David Cooper, MD, MPH
Director, Cardiac Intensive Care; Chief Safety Officer, Heart Institute 513-803-5448 david.cooper@cchmc.org
Stuart Goldstein, MD, FAAP, FNKF
Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core
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Stuart Goldstein, MD, FAAP, FNKF
Director, Center for Acute Care Nephrology; Co-Director, Heart Institute Research Core 513-803-3295 stuart.goldstein@cchmc.org
Haleh Heydarian, MD
Director, Single Ventricle Interstage Program and Neurodevelopment and Educational Clinic
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Haleh Heydarian, MD
Director, Single Ventricle Interstage Program and Neurodevelopment and Educational Clinic 513-636-6646
Russel Hirsch, MD
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
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Russel Hirsch, MD
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory 513-636-7072
John L. Jefferies, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACC
Co-Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
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John L. Jefferies, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACC
Co-Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy 513-803-2913 john.jefferies@cchmc.org
Timothy Knilans, MD
Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing
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Timothy Knilans, MD
Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing 513-636-7269 timothy.knilans@cchmc.org
Lisa Lee, MD
Director, Outpatient Services, Heart Institute
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Angela Lorts, MD
Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
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Angela Lorts, MD
Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support 513-803-4580 angela.lorts@cchmc.org
Nicolas Madsen, MD, MPH
Director, Cardiac Step-Down Unit
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Marc Schecter, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Lung Transplant Program
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Marc Schecter, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Lung Transplant Program 513-636-6771 marc.schecter@cchmc.org
Robert Siegel, MD, FAAP
Medical Director, Center for Better Health and Nutrition
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Robert Siegel, MD, FAAP
Medical Director, Center for Better Health and Nutrition 513-636-9420 bob.siegel@cchmc.org
Michael Taylor, MD
Director, Advanced Imaging Innovation
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Elaine Urbina, MD, MS
Director, Preventive Cardiology
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Gruschen Veldtman, FRCP, MBChB
Director, Adolescent and Adult Congenital Heart Disease
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Gruschen Veldtman, FRCP, MBChB
Director, Adolescent and Adult Congenital Heart Disease 513-803-2243 gruschen.veldtman@cchmc.org
Ivan Wilmot, MD
Director, Fellowship Program
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Wenying Zhang, MD, PhD
Clinical Director, Heart Institute Diagnostic Laboratory
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Wenying Zhang, MD, PhD
Clinical Director, Heart Institute Diagnostic Laboratory 513-803-7886 wenying.zhang@cchmc.orgFaculty
Nancy Andersen, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia
Nancy Andersen, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia 513-636-4408 nancy.andersen@cchmc.orgLori Aronson, MD Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia
Lori Aronson, MD
Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia 513-636-4408 lori.aronson@cchmc.orgAlexis Benscoter, DO Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Alexis Benscoter, DO
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-0493 alexis.ramby@cchmc.orgNicole Brown, MD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Nicole Brown, MD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-803-2243 nicole.brown@cchmc.org
Richard J. Czosek, MD Director, Cardiac Rhythm Device Management
Richard J. Czosek, MD
Director, Cardiac Rhythm Device Management 513-636-2237Holly DeSena, MD Quality and Safety Lead, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Holly DeSena, MD
Quality and Safety Lead, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit 513-803-7442 holly.desena@cchmc.orgAllison Divanovic, MD Co-Director, Medical Student/Resident Education, Heart Institute
Allison Divanovic, MD
Co-Director, Medical Student/Resident Education, Heart Institute 513-636-3867 allison.divanovic@cchmc.orgBryan Goldstein, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAAP Associate Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Bryan Goldstein, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAAP
Associate Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory 513-636-7072 bryan.goldstein@cchmc.org
Eunice Hahn, MD Co-Director, Fellowship Program; Attending Physician, Fetal Heart Program
Eunice Hahn, MD
Co-Director, Fellowship Program; Attending Physician, Fetal Heart Program 513-803-4538 eunice.hahn@cchmc.orgSamuel Hanke, MD Quality Scholar in Healthcare Transformation, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence
Samuel Hanke, MD
Quality Scholar in Healthcare Transformation, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence 513-803-4574 samuel.hanke@cchmc.orgIlias Iliopolous, MD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Ilias Iliopolous, MD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-803-4574 ilias.iliopoulos@cchmc.orgHolly Ippisch, MD, MS Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Holly Ippisch, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-4432 holly.ippisch@cchmc.orgZaza Khuchua, PhD Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Zaza Khuchua, PhD
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-1340 zaza.khuchua@cchmc.orgShelley Kirk, PhD, RD, LD Director, HealthWorks!, Center for Better Health and Nutrition, Heart Institute
Shelley Kirk, PhD, RD, LD
Director, HealthWorks!, Center for Better Health and Nutrition, Heart Institute 513-636-4305 shelley.kirk@cchmc.org
Christopher Learn, MD Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship Program
Christopher Learn, MD
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship Program 513-803-2243 christopher.learn@cchmc.org
Andreas Loepke, MD, PhD Staff Anesthesiologist, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia
Andreas Loepke, MD, PhD
Staff Anesthesiologist, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia 513-636-4408Peace Madueme, MD, MS, FAAP, FACC Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic
Peace Madueme, MD, MS, FAAP, FACC
Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic 513-636-4579 peace.madueme@cchmc.orgMarjorie Maillet, PhD Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Marjorie Maillet, PhD
Instructor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-2467 marjorie.maillet@cchmc.orgDouglas Millay, PhD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Douglas Millay, PhD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-803-7437 douglas.millay@cchmc.orgJeff Miller, MD Director, Adult Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesia
Jeff Miller, MD
Director, Adult Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesia 513-636-4408 jeff.miller@cchmc.orgJeffery D. Molkentin, PhD Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Jeffery D. Molkentin, PhD
Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator 513-636-3557 jeff.molkentin@cchmc.org
Jacquelyn Morillo-Delerme, MD Director of Anesthesia, Liberty Campus
Jacquelyn Morillo-Delerme, MD
Director of Anesthesia, Liberty Campus 513-636-4408 jacquelyn.morillo-delerme@cchmc.org
Nick Pratap, MB BChir, MRCPCH, FRCA Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia; Attending Cardiac Intensivist, Heart Institute
Nick Pratap, MB BChir, MRCPCH, FRCA
Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia; Attending Cardiac Intensivist, Heart Institute 513-803-0645 jayant.pratap@cchmc.org
Thomas Ryan, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Thomas Ryan, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-803-2913 thomas.ryan@cchmc.org
Christopher Statile, MD Director, Echocardiography Quality Assurance Program
Christopher Statile, MD
Director, Echocardiography Quality Assurance Program 513-636-4579 christopher.statile@cchmc.orgArnold Strauss, MD Associate Director for External Relations and Strategic Projects, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation
Arnold Strauss, MD
Associate Director for External Relations and Strategic Projects, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation 513-636-2942 arnold.strauss@cchmc.org
Joshua Waxman, PhD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Joshua Waxman, PhD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-7232 joshua.waxman@cchmc.orgWendy Whiteside, MD Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Wendy Whiteside, MD
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics 513-636-7072 wendy.whiteside@cchmc.orgKatherine Yutzey, PhD Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
